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Britain’s Alternative Investment Market is back in business, having just registered its most successful 12 months of trading since before the financial crisis. London’s junior stock market, the exchange of choice for many small companies floating for the first time, raised more than £2.2 billion for 76 of these businesses over the 12 months to the end of March.

That represents a dramatic recovery for Aim, which has been shrinking in size since 2007. A string of companies have left the market over that period as recession has forced them to shut up shop, while a dearth of investor confidence has prevented new joiners making their debut on the market in sufficient numbers to replace them.

So how are these new joiners performing? Well, data from Allenby Capital, a broker that specialises in advising smaller companies, suggests investors who put money into last year’s IPOs have, by and large, done pretty well. Of the 74 businesses that came to Aim during the 2013 calendar year (it’s a little early to scrutinise the performance of this year’s joiners), 57 have seen a positive share price performance since joining. The typical company is up by 47%– and while that mean average is skewed by some stellar successes, the median return is still a very healthy 27%.

So which have been the best performing Aim IPOs of 2013? Here’s 10 that have managed to at least double investors’ money. They’re British unless noted otherwise.

All Asia Asset Capital (up 567% as at 17 March)

All Asia, which operates out of Myanmar, is an investment vehicle offering exposure to a range of companies in South-East Asia – the initial focus on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar itself. Investors are excited by the prospects from these high-growth markets.

Plus 500 (354%)

One of a growing number of top technology businesses coming out of Israel, Plus 500 operates financial trading platforms and saw its profits rise by almost 200% during 2013. Its generous dividend policy has proved to be a big draw for investors.

Macromac (310%)

Macromac has lofty ambitions. It offers a range of software products and consultancy services in areas such as multimedia, mobile technologies, web design and online marketing, and promises to establish Malaysia, its home country, as “a force to be reckoned with in the global IT community”.

Quixant (210%)

Gambling is a growth business all around the world, so suppliers to the gaming industry are pushing at an open door if they can get their product offerings right. Quixant says its technology can help gaming machine manufacturers to design and ship new products much more quickly than in the past.

Applied Graphene Materials (155%)

It is the new material of the moment, with applications across a wide range of industries, and Applied Graphene Materials has a number of patents allowing it to produce high-specification graphene. That has already won it business from a number of companies that work with the material.

Trakm8 Holdings (146%)

Any business that has vehicles out and about needs to know where they are. If they can obtain data that might help them reduce fuel bills, cut overtime costs and improve customer service, so much the better. Trakm8’s range of vehicle tracking products aim to do exactly that.

Falanx Group (144%)

In a volatile world, many organisations need help with security. Falanx provides risk analysis and security consultancy to an increasing number of clients in both the public and the private sectors, as well as products such as security blinds that provide window blast protection.

Versarien (120%)

Britain beats itself up about the loss of a manufacturing sector that once lead the world, but an increasing number of high-tech engineering businesses are helping to restore its reputation. Versarien offers a range of technologies and processes to help these businesses develop further.

One Media IP Group (100%)

One Media is one of the world’s largest independent owners of music, acquiring new tracks all the time and with a library spanning 4,000 artists who have been recording over 10 decades – it makes a living licensing these tacks to a wide variety of businesses.

Trafalgar New Homes (100%)

Trafalgar New Homes is a property developer primarily focused on building homes in areas on the edge of London, including Kent, Surrey and Sussex. This part of the country has seen faster house price growth than anywhere else in Britain over the past 12 months.